Sunday, 26 November 2017

the science side of psychology



  • Study of cause and effect = demonstrating a casual relationship between the variables

  • falsification = demonstrating that a hypothesis is false

  • Replicability = repeating a procedure to test the validity and reliability 

  • Objectivity = taking an unbiased external perspective

  • Deduction = develops the hypothesis from theories, then testing them

  • Standardisation = ensuring standard procedures and instructions for each participant so performances are comparable
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